Churn



(No Model.)

J. R. BEDELL.

A GHURN.

No. 415,356. Patented Nov. 19, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN R. BEDELL, OF MOUND VALLEY, KANSAS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,356, dated November 19, 1889.

Application filed April 19, 1889.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN R. BEDELL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Mound Valley, in the county of Labette and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Churn, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in churns; and it consists in certain novel features, hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a churn embodying my improvements. Figs. 2 and 3 are side views of the dasher taken at right angles to each other. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the dasher, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the dasher-blades.

In carrying out my invention I employ a base A, having the lugs or stops B on its upper side to retain the churn-body thereon, and on the base I erect the standard C. To the upper end of this standard 0, I pivot a lever D, to the front end of which the dasherrod E is pivotally secured. The rear end of the lever D is connected by a hinge F with the operating-lever G, which is pivoted to the upper end of a brace H, projecting upwardly and rearwardly from the standard, as shown.

In order that the device may be made to occupy as little room as possible when not in use, the brace is connected to the standard by a hinge I, so that it can be folded close against the standard, as will be readily understood. The several pivot-pins are all removable, so that the levers can be readilydetached and folded together for the same purpose.

The dasher comprises, essentially, the dasher-rod E, the cross-bar J, secured to the lower end of the dasher-rod, and the dasher-blades K, clamped to the said cross-bar. The dasherblades consist of the wings L, forming substantially a quarter of a circle, so that when the blades assume a horizontal position they will nearly fill the cross-sectional area of the churn-body and the integral cylindrical portion or journal M. The blades are clamped to the cross-bar J by the clamping-bar N, pro vided with notches O in its upper side in Serial No. 307,758. (No model.)

which the journals M are mounted, and provided at its ends with the vertical posts P, which are inserted upward through perforations Q in the ends of cross-bar J, and are provided with transverse perforations through which securing-pins R are passed above the said cross-bar J to secure the said posts in position. The cross-bar projects slightly beyond the side edges of the clamping-bar, so as to limit the upward movement of the dasher-blades, and it is provided at its center with curved recesses to provide for the play of the inner edges of the blades as they vibrate.

In practice the cream is placed in the churn-body, and the operating-lever then vibrated so as to reciprocate the dasher within the churn-body and thereby form the butter. The dasher-blades will vibrate in their bearin gs as they are reciprocated vertically in the churn-body, and thereby produce a thorough agitation of the cream and form the butter quickly and easily.

My improved churn is very simple in its construction, and the parts are so arranged that a very effective leverage is applied to the dasher and the labor of operating the churn consequently reduced. WVhen it is desired to clean the dasher after the churning has been completed, the dasher is removed from the churn-body, the securing-pins disengaged from the posts P, and the clampingbar will then at once fall from the crossbar J, releasing the dasher-blades, so that they can be thoroughly cleansed, as will be readily understood. The construction of my dasher is further advantageous for the reason that should any one part be broken or otherwise rendered useless it can be removed and a new one substituted without necessitating the provision of an entirely new dasher.

The several parts of the device can be made of any suitable material, and the standard may be braced by suit-able legs, if so desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the standard, the lever pivoted thereon and carrying the dasher, the brace extending upward and rearward from the standard, and the operating-lever pivoted-on the brace and hinged to the first In testimony thatI claim the foregoing as mentioned'lever, as set forth. my own I have'heretoaffixed m signature in to 2. The combination of the standard, the presence of two Witnesses.

brace hinged thereto and projecting upward 5 and rearward therefrom, and the levers hinged together and pivoted removably on the upper I Witnesses 2. ends of the standard and the brace, as set JOHN DUDLEY, forth. 7 GEORGE JOHNSON.

JOHN R. BEDELL. 

